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6 October 2016

The very last requirement had been fulfilled for the Paris Climate Agreement to enter into force.

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3 October 2016

A new World Health Organization (WHO) air quality model confirms that 92% of the world's population lives in places where air quality levels exceed WHO limits.

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16 September 2016

International conference "Green Bridge - Bridge to green technologies, innovation and available energy" was held in Astana on September 14.

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23 May 2016

Capital of Denmark has sold all of its assets in fuel companies that is worth more than $1 billion.

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16 May 2016

There are 40,000 EV charging stations versus 35,000 gas stations in Japan.

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11 May 2016

Consumers got paid for using electricity in Germany.

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12 April 2016

Renewables got cheaper than conventional gas and coal-fired power plants even without government subsidies.

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11 April 2016

Rockefeller Family Fund (RFF) has announced its intention to get rid of its assets in companies that produce fossil fuels as soon as possible, including the largest oil company ExxonMobil.

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21 March 2016

Many countries consider to stop selling fuel-powered cars in 2050. How can the humanity switch to electric cars?

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19 October 2015

A seminar on «National commitments of Kazakhstan to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases by 2021-2030» was held in Astana in the conference hall of the «Rixos President Astana» hotel in October 12, 2015. The Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan jointly with the Research and Education Center «Green Academy» with the support of the EU Delegation in Kazakhstan, and the Office of the OSCE programs in Astana organized the event.

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13 August 2015

The United States is, by most measures, still the largest economy in the world. According to the World Bank, its carbon monoxide emissions per capita over the last five years, although on a downward trend, remain the highest of any large economy. Without decisive action in Washington, hopes of successfully tackling climate change are slim.


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21 July 2015
Today, across the world, the embassies of the U.K. and Germany are joining with the EU delegation and other countries to highlight the challenge we all face – climate change.
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26 June 2015

Test trials of the largest and most powerful wind turbine in the world started in Fukushima Prefecture. The size of the experimental wind turbine is comparable to the 50-floor skyscraper - its height reaches 190 meters, and the blades have a length of over 80 meters. More  

11 June 2015

One of the main topics of discussion at the meeting of G7 Leaders in Germany  in June 7-8, 2015, was the problem of climate change. The results of this debate and the alleged intentions of the leaders in this area are reflected in the final document.

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9 June 2015

Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Vital to Achieving a Green Economy, Says Energy Minister

ASTANA – The Kazakh government has announced its intention to move to a green economy, with a primary goal of reducing carbon-emitting elements of its gross domestic product. 

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2 June 2015

ASTANA – The UN Development Programme and the Kazakh government have launched a five-year, $71.3 million project to generate and support Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) for Low-carbon Urban Development in Kazakhstan. The NAMAs are expected to encompass investments in infrastructure, capacity building, awareness raising and technical assistance and reduce Kazakhstan’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 15 percent by 2020, a UNDP announcement about the project reads.


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5 May 2015

A joint programme on innovative development, technology transfer, capacity building support for business infrastructure, industrial parks and clusters as well as trade capacity and export support between the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) and Eurasian Economic Commission is under development now.

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5 May 2015

German company Promondis Kazakhstan recently began construction of the country’s largest solar power plant with a total capacity of 75 MW in South Kazakhstan, according to the regional akimat (administration).

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16 April 2015

The meeting of the Deputy Chairman of JSC «KAZNEX INVEST» Almas Aidarova with experts of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on the intermediate results of the development of strategies to attract Japanese companies to SEZ of the Republic of Kazakhstan was held in Astana.

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14 April 2015

ASTANA – A methane production project has been launched in the Karaganda coal basin that will help supply gas to the Astana and Karaganda region and in the process alleviate many of those regions’ social and economic problems .

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